Refrigerating apparatus



Get. 15, 1940. E. B. NEWILL El AL- 2,217,807

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I I n I h 40 modified form of the fan support which may be The fan 2! is used to create a current of air 40- Patented 0.. 15. 1940 2,217,801

UNIT D STATES PATENT oFFica .nnmonnnrmo nrrnna'ros Edward B. Newlll. Alex A. McOormack, Glenn W.

Wolcott, and Barry F. Smith, Dayton, Ohio, assignors to General Motors Corporation, Dayton, Ohio, a corporation of Delaware Original application April 22, 193 Serial No. 75,792. Divided and this application June 22, 1931. Serial No. 149,684

8 Claims. (e1. 7443) s This invention relates to refrigerating apparaleakage of gas pressures in the system, aiid it tus. becomes a problem to drive the condenser fan This application is a division of our copendeconomically without directly connecting the fan ing application, Serial No. 75,792, filed April 22, to the motor inside of the unit. 8 1936. v J Several ways have been used for driving the I An object of this invention'is to provide a drive fan, of which two prominent methods are, first, a for a fan or other member whereby the fan or separate motor to rotate the fan, and second, a other member is not directly connected to the mostrong magnet on the enclosed shaft which is foltor which drives the usual compressor-of a relowed by another magnet just outside the unit frigerating system. casing. According to this invention it is not nec- 10 Further objects and advantages of the presessary to resortto either of these methods in ent invention will be apparent from the following order to provide a drive for the condenser fan. description, reference being had to the accom This invention is particularly useful with repanying drawings, wherein a preferred form of spect to refrigerating apparatus, although it is the present invention is clearly shown. to be understood that many of its advantages 15' In the drawings: may be used with other apparatus. Accordingly, Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic representation of a 1 in order to illustrate the invention, the invention refrigerating apparatus embodying features of lhas been disclosed as applied to refrigerating apthis invention; paratus without thereby intending to limitthe Fig. 2 is a vertical cross sectional view of a scope ofthe invention. 20 portion of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1; A refrigerating system may be associated with Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross sectional view taken or carried by a cabinet generally indicated by along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; i0, which is provided with aninsulated food stor- Fig.4 is a horizontal cross sectional view of age mpa tment II andwith a mac n ry ma portion of the fan shown in Fig. 2; partment l2. The refrigerating system'may in- 25 Fig. 5 is a cross section taken along the line clude a condenser iii, an evaporator i4 and'a 5-5 of Fig. 4; sealed motor-compressor unit i5 associated in re- Fig. 6 is a view, somewhat similar to Fig. 2 b t frigerant flow circuit relationship. The motorshowing a modified form. of a fan support; compressor unit may have within it a motor stator so Fig. 7 is a horizontal cross sectional view of It, a motor r t r whi t eth r form a mov Fig. 6 tor which drives the rotor l8 of the compressor.

Fig. 3 is a, cross section on the line 8-3 of Fig, The motor and compressor are sealed within a '7, showing a portion of the gimbal support for the casing l9 and the parts are so balanced with reunit; spect to each other, with or without the aid of 1 as Fig. 9 is a horizontal cross sectional view of a add ona we su as 0. so h t the 685- a portionof the fan shown in Fig. 6; ing l9 tends to rotate or gyrate. A compressor Fig. 10 is a cross sectional view along the line fan 2| is connected with the casing l9, preferably i0--iil of Fig. 9; atits upper end, and the vibrations or gyrations Fig. 11 is a cross sectionai view of a further of the casing are used to rotate the fan 2i.

substituted for that shown in Fig. 6; past the unit l5 and the condenser i3 in order to Fig. 12 is a cross section taken along the line i sip h a Of t y l2-i2 of Fig. 11; The refrigerant system may be of the usual Fig. 13 is a cross section taken along the line yp in Which compressed fr ge nt is delivered Iii-I3 'of Fig. 11; from the .unit l5 through the pipe 22 to the con- 45 Fig, 14 i cross section taken along th line denser I3, from whence the liquefied refrigerant I 4-4 4 of Fig. 12; flows to the receiver 23 and flows through the line Fig. 15 is a cross section taken along the line 24. through the usual extension d vice, into the |5-l5 of Fig. 13; evaporator M. The expanded refrigerant returns Fig. 16 is a plan view of a further modification through the pipe 25 to the motor-compressor unit 50 I of fan support; and E5. The heat which is absorbed by the'evaporator Fig. 17 is a cross section taken alongthe line it, together with the heat which is generated il-i'l of Fig. 16. within the unit i5, is dissipated into the air stream e In the use of modern motor-compressorunits which is forced by the fan 2! past the condenser t it is desirable to seal the unitcompletely against l3 and the unit it.

Ian 2| on the unit I5 includes a lost motion connection or device which causes an acceleration. in the rotation of the fan until the fan is in synchronism with the unit.

sure the synchronization of the fan with the unit. The fan 2! is mounted on a bearing or shaft 35 on which the discs 3| and 32 are rotat ably mounted. Within these discs a ring 33 is secured which carries the fan blades 33 and 35; The ring 33 has a plurality of friction pads 35 (which may be consolidatedinto an annular pad if desired) placed in holes 31, which areurged upwardly against the disc 32 to regulate the friction engagement between the ring 33 and the discs 3| and 32. In addition, a ring 38, of Bakelite or the like, is placed inside of the ring 33 so that the hub 39 of the disc 3I engages the same during operation.

When the motor is started by the thermostat, it rapidly reaches its running speed, which may be about 1750 R. P. M., and circular oscillation or gyration of the pin or bearing 30 takes place. I Since the inertia of the fan 2| at starting makes it .tend to stand still, there is sliding friction' between the discs 3I and 32 and the fan hub or ring 33. The center of gravity of the fan tends to work away from the center of gyration of the pin 30, and immediately there is a torque produced, which, though it reverses twice during.

' upper end, it is preferably mounted on gimbals.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, the gimbals may include a ring 40 mounted on oppositely disposed bearings 4| on the frame of the cabinet. The gimbal ring 40 also is provided with oppositely disposed bearings 42, which support the casing I9. The bearings AI and 42 are placed at right angles to each other. The casing I9 is tied down by springs 43 which are secured to brackets 44 placed on the lower portion of the casing I9. These springs are secured at the other end to pins 45 on the cabinet frame and this permits a free, but limited gyration of the upper end of the casing I9, sufficient to permit the casing to rotate the fan.

The air circulated by the fan 2I enters at 430,, passes the condenser I3 and unit I5 and leaves at a. The pipes leading to and from the unit I5 may be coiled around the unit, as shown, to

impart resiliency to the pipes and to permit the unit to gyrate freely.

In the modification shown in Figs. 6 to 10 inclusive, the unit 50 may be mounted on a cabinet and may be connected to a refrigerating sys- In themodification shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, the lost motion connection also includes a friction device to in provided with fan blades 6|.

-; side of the. casing 50. The. cup 55.. is provided with a bearingsleeve 56 into 'fwhichthe pin 51 may be placed. This pin may rest on the thrust ball bearing 58 within the lubricant reservoir and is provided with a spiral groove 59 which tends to pump lubricant up along the bearing thus formed. The pin 57 carries a fan disc 60 A centrifugal weight 62 which forms a lost motion device or connection, is hung from the disc 60 by means of rubber hangers 53 which are imbedded in the metal of'the weight 62. The weight 62 prefer ably is in the form of a ring having a Bakelite friction ring 55. In addition, an oil catching sleeve 56 extends downwardly from the disc 6|] and returns oil to the reservoir which finds its way upwardly along the pin 51. The reservoir formed by the cup 55 is filled with oil only to such an extent that it cannot spill out through the openings 61, but the amount of oil provided may be sufilcient to lubricate the bearing for many years if desired.

In this modification, as the unit starts, it quickly assumes its normal speed and its upper portion begins to gyrate. The centrifugal weight 62 tends to fiy out, and the contact between the friction ring 65 and the oil catching sleeve 66 imparts a torque to the fan which eventually causes it to fall into synchronism with the gyrations of the unit.

In the modification shown in'Fig. 11 a unit similar to that shown in Fig. 6, may be provided with a slightly modified form of fan. The unit may be provided with a lubricated sleeve I similar to the sleeve 56. A pin II is placed in this sleeve and carries the fan hub I2 which is provided with fan blades I3. The oil return sleeve M is also provided and carries a ring I5. Between the ring I and hub I2, rubber pillars I6 are provided and these carry at their longitudinal center a centrifugal weight 11. As the motor unit starts and reaches-speed, the bearing III gyrates and throws the weight I1 outwardly into contact with the oil sleeve I3. The frictional engagement thus produced imparts a rotating movement to the fan which eventually causes it to fall into synchronism with the gyrations of the motor unit.

In the modification shown in Figs. 16 and 17, a motor unit similar to that shown in Fig. 1 is provided with a pin 80. The fan ring BI is provided with blades 82 and with a lost motion con- V nection in the form of a spiral spring 83-witl1 form, it is to be understood that other forms might be adopted, all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

What is claimed is as follows: 1. A frame, a driving member supported on said frame and imparting gyrations to said frame, and a driven device supported for rotation on ing member located on one side of an imper-- forate' wall to a driven member locatedon the other side of the wall comprising means for imparting movement from saiddriving member to said wall, means for rotatably supporting said driven member on said wall, said driven member including at least two relatively movable parts, means whereby movement of said wall imparts relative movement to said members, and means whereby relative movement of said members imparts rotation to saiddriven member.

3. In combination, a pivot, means causing said pivot to gyrate, a device rotatably supported on said pivot, said device comprising at least two relatively movable parts in frictional engagement with one another, and means whereby relative movement of said parts imparts rotary movement to said device.

4. In combination, a housing, a motor carried within said housing, means for resiliently mounting said housing, a driven device supported for rotation on the outside of said housing, bearing means for said driven device, a lubricant reservoir for supplying lubricant to said bearing means, said driven device comprising a rotatable shaft having one end thereof disposed below the level of said lubricant and having an oil feed groove for feeding lubricant to the bearing surfaces, means for returning excess lubricantto said reservoir, means for automatically starting said driven device upon operation of said motor and comprising an element relatively movable with respect to said device and surrounding the central axis of said shaft, and means whereby the central axis of said element is capable of shifting relative to the central axis of said device.

5. A frame member, a resilient mounting for said frame member, a prime mover supported directly on said frame and imparting gyratory movement to said frame member, a driven device supported for rotation on said frame member and driven by energy from said movement,

and a weight member carried by said device and supported in frictional engagement therewith, said driven device and said weight member being so constructed and arranged whereby gyratory movement of said frame member causes relative movement between said driven device and said weight member so as to render said driven device self-starting.

6. In combination, a hermetically sealed mo tor casing, a motor supported within said casing, a resilient mounting for said casing whereby operation of said motor causes said. casing to gyrate, a pivot carried externally of said casing, means supported on said pivot and rotated by said gyrations, said device comprising at least two-relatively movable parts in frictional engagement with one another, and means whereby relative movement of said parts renders said device self-starting upon starting 01 said motor.

'7. In combination, a casing, a motor operadevice so constructed and arranged 'as'to cause acceleration of said fan when said motor is first put into operation. I I

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8. In combination, a casing, a motor within unbalancedfan pivotally mo'untedon said casing,

and means accelerating said fan into synchronism with the gyrations of said casing upon starting of said motor.

EDWARD B. NEWILL. ALEX A. MccoRMAcK. GLENN w. WOLCOTI. HARRY F. surrm 

